National Republican., 1887-03-24
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Republicans of Roanoke county
nominated full county ticket on Monday
last.
The Old Dominion Creosotlng Works at
Norfolk, are working day and night In
order to fill orders.
The internal revenue collection at Lynch.
burg last week amounted to $9,255.72; In
Danville to $l1,O64.Si.
John A. Brown, son OF Congressman j.
r. Brown, Of Henry county, is a candidate
for treasurer for that county.
Gen. A. Stephenson, first assistant post.
master general, was on the floor of the
Senate of Virginia on Tuesday.
Senator Butler, of South Carolina, was
In Richmond on Tuesday, interested in
getting charter for railroad from the
legislature.
1t is said that Mr.. Charles w. Button,
late owner of the Lynchburg Virginian,
will make his future home in the city of
Washington.
Joseph A. Nelson was elected mayor Of
Warrenton on Tuesday by 81 majority over
II. G. Yates, the candidate Of the Young
Mems Democratic Club.
A. j. Ford is building large hotel In
Richmond upon the site Of the old st. Claire
Hotel. 1t will have 400 rooms and contain
all the most modern improvements.
Leaf tobacco Is still selling very low In
Henry county, and many Of the farmers
have decided to use more home made
manures and less foreign fertilizers.
Efforts are being made in the legislature
to extend the corporate limits of the city
of Norfolk aud take In the three adj dining
villages Of Atlantic City, Huntersville, and
Brambleton.
The City Railway Company of Danville
has contracted with the Johnston Steel
Rail Company for the, best steel rails.
Work will be commenced at once, and the
road will be in operation by June 1.
Many of the business men of Danville
have given the opinion that the appoint.
ment OF commission as recommended
by Gov. Lee for the settlement of the debt
ought to be adopted by the legislature.
In consequence Of the county of South
ampton having voted against the Atlantic
and Danville railroad, the construction of
road from Portsmouth to Hicksford Will be
abandoned, and trains from Danville will
come to Portsmouth from Hicksford to
Portsmouth over the Meherrin Valley and
Seaboard and Roanoke railroad.
A number of members Of the 9th Corps,
United States Veterans-who recently visited
| the Virginia battle lelds,were astonished to
| find that the spot at Spottsylvania on which
| Gen. Sedgwick fell is wholly without stone
| or tablet, and upon returning home they
| organized q memorial association for the
purpose OF securing the ground and erect
ing such a tablet.
The city council Of Danville have petit
toned the legislature to allow the city to
divert 100000 of the railroad fund for city
improvements. The money will be eX-
| pended In building new gas works and
| water works, completing system of sew
erage, and improving the streets. These
| improvements will be made at once, and
Danville will be one Of the best equipped
| cities in the south.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad Com
| pany have contracted with the Baldwin Lo-
| connective Works to build for them immedi-
| ately eighteen large engines, six passenger
| engines, six large consolidated freight en-
| gines. The heavy increase of traffic and the
| change of the gauge Of the road last sum
mer, which rendered large number of
their engines useless, necessitated the pur-
chase.
In 1880 there were $40 manufacturing
establishments of all kinds In Virginia, the
| value OF their products being $52, 600, 600.
| This was Just double the amount produced
| In 1860. In 1885 the product Of Virginia
manufactures had increased to S75, 100000,
| or nearly as much increase In five years as
| as there had been in the previous twenty.
Last year 200 new manufacturing establish
ments were started, with o capital OF $l3,-
| 100000.